Do I need the original game files to run Rival Schools: Evolution Disc Recompilation?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

Rival Schools: Evolution Disc Recompilation

RecompilationActive

The original game's compiled code translated into a native program for a new platform, usually a PC port.

Rival Schools: Evolution Disc Recompilation screenshot

About

A static recompilation of Rival Schools: Evolution Disc (disc 2 of the USA release of Rival Schools: United by Fate, SLUS-00771), built on psxrecomp and recomp-ui. It is an owned-input setup kit: you supply your own disc image and SCPH-1001 (USA) BIOS dump, and first-run setup generates and compiles the game on your machine. The status is a version 0.1.0 release candidate.

Getting started

Download the setup ZIP for your platform from Releases, extract it and start the program, then pick your disc image (a Redump CUE or a CHD of the same dump) and BIOS file in the setup wizard. Run Generate & rebuild and wait for the game to start; the first run compiles the game and takes several minutes. If the game crashes or misbehaves, a diagnostic build produced during setup can be enabled to collect a report for a GitHub issue.

Known issues & limitations

Native setup and gameplay on Linux and macOS have not been verified.
Full-game completion, audio fidelity, and multiplayer are not claimed.
Runtime snapshots from older builds are not qualified as compatible.
On the original console the Evolution Disc reads the Arcade Disc's save; each kit keeps its own saves folder, so this carry-over does not happen by itself, and sharing a memory-card folder between the two kits has not been tested.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game (PlayStation version).

You must own the original game and provide your own disc image.
On Linux and macOS, install CMake, Ninja, Python 3, and a C/C++ compiler first.

Features

The setup produces both a normal build and a diagnostic build.
Ordinary memory-card saves are preserved across updates.

How to install

Download the setup ZIP for your platform from Releases and extract it into a writable folder.
Start `Rival_Schools_Evolution_Disc` (`.exe` on Windows).
In the setup wizard, select your disc image and BIOS file.
Choose Generate & rebuild and wait for the game to start; the first run takes several minutes to compile.
Keep a CUE file and every file it references together.

Summarised from the project's README.

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Status & roadmap

Windows setup and a headless start check passed, and play testing on the private build it derives from was reported Playable; Linux and macOS setup and gameplay are not verified. Full-game completion, audio fidelity and multiplayer are not claimed.

AI assistance

The project was developed with AI assistance for code, documentation and investigation.

Additional notes

Related project: The arcade disc (disc 1) is a separate kit, Rival Schools: United by Fate.

FAQ

What is Rival Schools: Evolution Disc Recompilation?: Rival Schools: Evolution Disc Recompilation is an open-source recompilation. The original game's compiled code translated into a native program for a new platform, usually a PC port. The original game ran on PlayStation.
Do I need the original game files to run Rival Schools: Evolution Disc Recompilation?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.